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Lamar,
Jake. BOURGEOIS BLUES: AN AMERICAN MEMOIR.
Racism, subtle and not so subtle, at
Harvard and at "Time" magazine.
Means,
Howard. COLIN POWELL:
SOLDIER/STATESMAN--STATESMAN/SOLDIER.
"The first African-American...that the
general public...is ready to judge on merit alone."
Kitt,
Eartha. CONFESSIONS OF A SEX KITTEN.
Public and private triumphs and tragedies
of the stage, film, and television actress.
*Strawberry,
Darryl with Rust, Art Jr. DARRYL.
The misunderstood New York Mets superstar
explains his embattled professional life and his
well-publicized abuse of alcohol and of his wife.
Kimble,
Bo. FOR YOU, HANK: THE STORY OF HANK GATHERS AND BO
KIMBLE.
The tragically quick ending to a close
friendship and a promising basketball career.
Watts,
Jill. GOD, HARLEM U.S.A.: THE FATHER DIVINE
STORY.
Was he a true theologian or merely a cult
leader?
Archer,
Chalmers Jr. GROWING UP BLACK IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI:
MEMORIES OF A FAMILY, HERITAGE OF A PLACE.
Life as a sharecropper in the 1930s and
1940s included Christmas baking, church suppers,
buggy rides, and school plays.
*Greene,
Bob. HANG TIME: DAYS AND DREAMS WITH MICHAEL
JORDAN.
Candid conversations reveal his feelings
about fame, his image, and his teammates.
Simone,
Nina, with Cleary, Stephen. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU:
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NINA SIMONE.
"Exploitation, betrayal, attempted
suicide...witch doctors and a doomed affair with a
Prime Minister."
Perry,
Bruce. MALCOLM: THE LIFE OF A MAN WHO CHANGED BLACK
AMERICA.
A different view of Malcolm X.
Gallen,
David. MALCOLM X: AS THEY KNEW HIM.
Friends speak, Malcolm speaks, and writers
define his place in history.
*Pacheco,
Ferdie. MUHAMMAD ALI: A VIEW FROM THE CORNER.
The memories of the man who was his "fight
doctor" for fifteen years are illustrated with
personal drawings and photographs.
*Johnson,
Earvin "Magic." MY LIFE.
From Michigan State to the 'Dream Team,'
from a Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing to his
diagnosis of HIV, Magic frankly discusses his life.
Harris,
Eddy L. NATIVE STRANGER: A BLACK AMERICAN'S JOURNEY
INTO THE HEART OF AFRICA.
He is of African descent, but is he
African?
Henderson,
Rickey with Shea, John. OFF BASE: CONFESSIONS OF A
THIEF.
Baseball's flamboyant, base-stealing
record holder.
Barkley,
Charles and Johnson, Roy S. OUTRAGEOUS!: THE FINE
LIFE AND FLAGRANT GOOD TIMES OF BASKETBALL'S
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE.
Goldman,
Roger and Gallen, David. THURGOOD MARSHALL: JUSTICE
FOR ALL.
Recollections by colleagues, a
biographical essay, and a selection of Marshall's
Supreme Court opinions give a well-rounded portrait
of thie respected justice.
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Recommended for Teens
This
selected list was compiled by Moonyean Carlton,
General Library, Reader and Information Services;
Winsome Hudson, Brighton Branch; Janice
Knight, Mattapan Branch; Deborah Roach,
Codman Square Branch; Miriam Temsky,
General Library, Teen Department; Denice
Thornhill, Dudley Brangh Library; and Jacquelyn
Hogan, Grove Hall Branch,
Chairperson.
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